Manual on how to create a document in the editor in Fronter. This guide describes how to create editable Fronter documents.

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1 Manual on how to create a document in the editor in Fronter This guide describes how to create editable Fronter documents.

2 Contents How do I create a document in the editor in Fronter?... 3 How do I insert a comment to the text?... 5 How do I lock the paragraph so others cannot edit the text?... 7 How do I insert a new paragraph, image or equation?... 8 How do I manage different versions of the document? How do I create documents in the editor for one author? NGL Centre

3 How do I create a document in the editor in Fronter? You can create documents with the built-in editor. This is mostly used when sharing documents (documents with several authors) and it s useful in teamworks. You can also add comments to the document. You are also able to look at earlier versions of your document, and you will be able to insert formatted text, images and mathematical equations into the document. To create an editable document, choose the right course room, go to Course Materials, select the folder where you would like to create the document, and then click Create in the menu bar, and then select Fronter document. Next step is to give your document a title and to choose if you want to create a document with one or multiple authors. If you would like to work with the document in a group select "Fronter document, multiple authors" or select "Fronter document, one author", if you will write by your own. We start by describing "Fronter document, multiple authors" as follows. Write a title in the field Title, and mark "Fronter document, multiple authors" 3

4 Click Save when you are done. After clicking "Save", you will see a text editor where you will write your text, as shown below. When you re done typing, click "Save" and you will see the following screen. 4

5 When we use "Fronter document, multiple authors", "Edit" is checked by default. If you would like multiple people to edit the document, this box needs to be checked. This means that other people who have access to write in the course room can click on Delete" and "Edit ". How do I insert a comment to the text? Clicking "Comments", shows the link New Comment to the right, where you can give comments to the current paragraph. 5

6 Write a headline and a comment, then click Save. Since the "Comments" checkbox is checked, you can now see the comment below what is written in the paragraph. You can also add a comment by clicking "New Comment" and you will be able to reply, delete or edit the comment, as shown below. 6

7 How do I lock the paragraph so others cannot edit the text? If you mark Lock all you ll see that the padlock is closed. Then you can t edit the document. To unlock the document, click "Lock all. If you want to unlock a single paragraph, click on the padlock to the right of the current paragraph that you would like to unlock. Observe that only the person who has locked a paragraph can unlock it again! When Edit is checked, users with write access in the course room can delete and edit paragraph by clicking "Delete" or "Edit" on the right side of the current paragraph. 7

8 How do I insert a new paragraph, image or equation? In the bottom of the picture you can see that it s possible to insert a new paragraph, an image or an equation to the text you already have written. To create a new paragraph, click Insert paragraph. A new editor will open and you will be able to write text, and upload external and internal links. If you would like to know what the tools means, just hold the mouse pointer over it. To save the changes and return, click Save. To return without saving, click Cancel. If you want to insert an image, click Insert image. Search for your picture on your computer and click Save to save or Cancel to return without saving. To insert an equation, click Insert equation. Insert the chosen mathematical elements and click Save to save or Cancel to return without saving. 8

9 When you click on Insert equation, a dialogue box may appear. It is a question if you want to run the application (Java). Click on the button Kör (run), and the mathematical equations will appear. 9

10 How do I manage different versions of the document? You can create new versions of the document by clicking the drop-down menu "Version" and then choose "New Version". Then you'll see the different versions at the bottom of this menu. Note that you can only return to the versions that end with ".0" (1.0, 2.0, etc.). 10

11 How do I create documents in the editor for one author? To create an editable document, choose the right course room, go to Course Materials, select the folder where you would like to create the document, and then click Create in the menu bar, and then select Fronter document, see picture in page 3. Then write in a title and select Fronter document, one author, click on Save. After clicking "Save", you will see a text editor where you can write your text, as shown below. 11

12 We see that "Edit" and "Comments" are checked, which means that the author can edit and insert comments. "Open for comments" is not checked and this makes the document not visible to other users. If you would like to make the document visible to others, click the box "Open for comments". Click Save when you are done. In addition to this the functions work as described in the section for Fronter document, multiple authors above. 12

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